SOFTPACK NUMBER: SP24906 PART NUMBER: FILE NAME: SP24906.tgz TITLE: ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switch Firmware for Linux VERSION: 1.0.0b (29 Aug 03) LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: DIVISIONS: PRODUCTS AFFECTED: ProLiant BL40p All Models ProLiant BL20p All Models OPERATING SYSTEM: Red Hat Linux 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 UnitedLinux 1.0 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A PREREQUISITES: EFFECTIVE DATE: ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPACK UTILITY VERSION: SUPERSEDES: None DESCRIPTION: This SoftPaq contains the ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switch firmware image and Readme files. Enhancements/Fixes: Provides a more accurate Readme (Release Notes) file vs. version 1.0.0. HOW TO USE: Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your target computer. The SoftPaq is a .tgz file with a file name based on the SoftPaq Number. Run this command to extract the files from the .tgz file: tar -zxvf *.tgz Place the firmware image file (pGbE2_100.bin) on a TFTP server that is network-accessible from the switch you wish to update. Use the switch's command line interface (CLI) to update the firmware. Alternately, the switch's serial console may be used to update the firmware. See the switch's User Guide for detailed instructions. Refer to the Softpaq README file for installation instructions and firmware information. (C) Copyright 2003 Hewlett-Packard Development Group, L.P. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies